pesticide
n.
chemical mixture used to kill pests and insects
Pesticide
A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances used for preventing, controlling, or lessening the damage caused by a
pest. A pesticide may be a
chemical substance, biological agent (such as a virus or bacteria), antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any
pest. Pests include
insects, plant
pathogens, weeds,
mollusks,
birds,
mammals,
fish, nematodes (
roundworms) and
microbes that compete with humans for food, destroy property, spread or are a
vector for disease or cause a nuisance. Many pesticides are
poisonous to humans.
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pesticide
Noun
1. a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
(hypernym) chemical
(hyponym) acaricide, acaracide
pesticide
adj.
pesticidal, of a pesticide, of a chemical product designed to kill insects
pesticide (m)
n.
pesticide, chemical mixture used to kill pests and insects
pesticida
adj.
parasiticide, exterminates parasites